Analysis from Korea at the intersection of tech, economics, and the humanitieshttps://inlevel9.com/enFri, 18 Sep 2026 10:17:57 GMThttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/ai-cover-song-copyright-korea/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/ai-cover-song-copyright-korea/Korean copyright law protects only the composition behind an AI cover song—not the borrowed vocal identity.Fri, 18 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT2026-09-18T09:00:00.000Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/door-built-in-1978/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/door-built-in-1978/A look at modern BBSs serving humans via web and agents via SSH or MCP, and what reusing existing interfaces means for deployment costs.Fri, 18 Sep 2026 02:00:00 GMT2026-09-18T05:09:10.895Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/meta-muse-sentinel-permissions/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/meta-muse-sentinel-permissions/What Meta shipped is a control structure—the computer even Meta can't see into is still due later this year.Thu, 17 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT2026-09-17T09:00:00.000Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/review-debt-approval-design/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/review-debt-approval-design/When AI output multiplies, someone still has to read it—so approval counts, review time, and execution risk all need sizing up front.Thu, 17 Sep 2026 02:00:00 GMT2026-09-17T02:00:00.000Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/gemini-billion-users-task-gap/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/gemini-billion-users-task-gap/One benchmark table holds gaps as small as 0.3 points and as large as 38 points.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT2026-09-16T09:00:00.000Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/three-ledgers-one-stock/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/three-ledgers-one-stock/I compare California's wealth tax to AI founders' pledges, then flag how to read investment, tax, and jobs data before drawing conclusions.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 02:00:00 GMT2026-09-16T02:00:00.000Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/brainrot-distribution-not-generation/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/brainrot-distribution-not-generation/A single short-form clip can't introduce a brand, explain it, and close the sale—each channel needs its own job.Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT2026-09-15T09:50:32.413Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/ai-adoption-guideline-first/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/ai-adoption-guideline-first/Public-sector guidelines and Korea's AI Basic Act reveal why assigning data, approval, and recovery duties matters more than picking a model.Tue, 15 Sep 2026 02:00:00 GMT2026-09-17T18:53:53.973Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/expert-verification-proxy-collapse/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/expert-verification-proxy-collapse/25 Fields Medalists and 31% of the consulting market are pointing to the same breakdown.Mon, 14 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT2026-09-14T09:50:19.504Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/china-ai-server-margin-gap/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/china-ai-server-margin-gap/Buying servers, subleasing them, or billing by API token each demand different upfront cash and payback timelines.Mon, 14 Sep 2026 02:00:00 GMT2026-09-14T05:37:22.489Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/ai-agent-cost-per-task/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/ai-agent-cost-per-task/Fin charges $0.99 per resolved ticket, but the definition of "resolved" decides what you're really paying for.Sun, 13 Sep 2026 02:00:00 GMT2026-09-13T02:00:00.000Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/samsung-mistral-sovereign-ai-buyers/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/samsung-mistral-sovereign-ai-buyers/Mistral's last two funding rounds were both led by companies that own factories, not venture funds.Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT2026-09-12T09:00:00.000Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/agentic-commerce-ad-inventory-shift/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/agentic-commerce-ad-inventory-shift/Ad formats matter less than whether your product data can survive an AI's comparison and checkout flow.Sat, 12 Sep 2026 02:00:00 GMT2026-09-17T18:53:53.866Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/they-cut-not-how-many/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/they-cut-not-how-many/Much of this earnings season's profit came from layoffs—but where a company cuts reveals more than how many it lets go.Fri, 11 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT2026-09-17T18:53:54.104Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/ikea-naming-constraint-design/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/ikea-naming-constraint-design/A naming workshop I ran and IKEA's product-naming rules both show why criteria should come before candidates.Fri, 11 Sep 2026 02:00:00 GMT2026-09-17T18:53:53.967Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/stripe-showcase-customer-builds-own/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/stripe-showcase-customer-builds-own/Anthropic runs on Stripe but still evaluates building its own billing—here's where control over pricing logic matters most.Thu, 10 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT2026-09-10T09:00:00.000Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/ai-agent-liability-confirm-button/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/ai-agent-liability-confirm-button/Clicking approve doesn't settle liability—intent, delegated authority, execution logs, and recovery options all matter.Thu, 10 Sep 2026 02:00:00 GMT2026-09-17T18:53:52.824Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/cisa-distillation-advisory-quiet-degradation/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/cisa-distillation-advisory-quiet-degradation/The detection trigger is usage pattern, not nationality—so Korean firms could trip the same alarm.Wed, 09 Sep 2026 04:22:11 GMT2026-09-17T18:53:53.914Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/optimism-index-anxiety-index/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/optimism-index-anxiety-index/AI optimism, fear of falling behind, and organizational readiness are separate issues—here's what Korean surveys actually show.Wed, 09 Sep 2026 02:00:00 GMT2026-09-09T02:00:00.000Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/ai-dismissal-lock-hiring-door/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/ai-dismissal-lock-hiring-door/Beyond layoffs, quiet cuts to hiring plans deserve the same scrutiny when we talk about AI's effect on jobs.Tue, 08 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT2026-09-08T09:00:00.000Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/asml-tacit-knowledge-ai-sovereignty/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/asml-tacit-knowledge-ai-sovereignty/Beyond benchmarks: why ASML's AI rollout puts data storage, training rights, and access control on the negotiating table.Tue, 08 Sep 2026 02:00:00 GMT2026-09-08T02:00:00.000Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/vibe-coding-usage-negative/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/vibe-coding-usage-negative/In a Zurich study, students who said they used LLMs more often actually built worse apps.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT2026-09-17T18:53:52.868Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/the-net-nobody-mends/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/the-net-nobody-mends/Federal white-collar prosecutions dropped 14.4% year-over-year, and I ask what falling oversight means for corporate diligence.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 02:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T09:38:54.896Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/ai-agent-meaning-before-recommendation/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/ai-agent-meaning-before-recommendation/Different tools are all sold as 'AI agents'—compare their autonomy, execution rights, and approval steps before you pick one.Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T09:39:23.222Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/ai-capex-100-dollar-map/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/ai-capex-100-dollar-map/Using BNP Paribas's capex breakdown, I trace chip, network, power, cooling, and facility costs—and why replacement cycles vary by supplier.Sun, 06 Sep 2026 02:00:00 GMT2026-09-17T18:53:53.880Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/who-know-how-to-code/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/who-know-how-to-code/Andrew Ng says AI won't destroy jobs, then admits his marketers all know how to code.Sat, 05 Sep 2026 03:35:21 GMT2026-09-17T18:53:52.794Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/france-cold-call-ban-korea/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/france-cold-call-ban-korea/France scrapped its do-not-call registry for opt-in consent, even as voice spam keeps climbing in Korea.Sat, 05 Sep 2026 02:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T09:59:42.688Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/screen-is-childcare-not-education/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/screen-is-childcare-not-education/New York just banned generative AI in public schools for a year, but Korea's real screen-time problem sits at the dinner table.Fri, 04 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT2026-09-17T18:53:53.891Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/nine-seconds-two-clocks/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/nine-seconds-two-clocks/Speed, not intelligence, caused the outage—so the real fix is giving humans enough time to notice and recover.Fri, 04 Sep 2026 02:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T10:09:53.102Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/openai-paused-then-cut-prices/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/openai-paused-then-cut-prices/Three days after halting frontier-model training, OpenAI slashed prices and expanded limits on models it had already shipped.Thu, 03 Sep 2026 08:56:07 GMT2026-09-17T18:53:53.904Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/spotify-recommendation-gate/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/spotify-recommendation-gate/Even as production costs fall to a dollar an episode, reaching listeners still requires clearing a gate.Thu, 03 Sep 2026 02:00:00 GMT2026-09-17T18:53:52.804Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/when-prophecy-fails-debunked/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/when-prophecy-fails-debunked/A 1954 doomsday cult leader retracted her UFO prophecy within weeks instead of doubling down, according to newly unsealed archives and a 2026 paper.Wed, 02 Sep 2026 02:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T10:14:05.085Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/men-leaving-work-korea/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/men-leaving-work-korea/What the payroll flip reveals about male job losses—and what Korea's decade of data already showed.Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T10:13:05.434Zsocietyhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/xiaomi-apple-local-ai-bandwidth/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/xiaomi-apple-local-ai-bandwidth/Xiaomi's 1.22TB/s measures the O100 chip's near-memory bandwidth, while Apple's 1.2TB/s covers the entire 512GB unified memory.Tue, 01 Sep 2026 02:00:00 GMT2026-09-15T10:13:39.569Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/sober-chimps-drinking-alone-korea/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/sober-chimps-drinking-alone-korea/A famous tipsy-monkey study offers surprising context for a shift in who's drinking heavily in Korea today.Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T10:15:54.400Zsocietyhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/price-is-policy-not-cost/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/price-is-policy-not-cost/I separate what AI firms report as margin from what cloud providers actually charge for inference.Mon, 31 Aug 2026 02:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T10:14:00.378Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/ai-productivity-score-theater/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/ai-productivity-score-theater/A vendor's own CEO says scores above 90% look suspicious, even as its customer testimonials brag about hitting 92%.Sun, 30 Aug 2026 02:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T10:16:45.935Zsocietyhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/default-tuned-for-scoreboard/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/default-tuned-for-scoreboard/Running Qwen 3.8 27B locally, I got no answer—only an endless "thinking" spinner—until I traced it to mismatched default settings.Sun, 30 Aug 2026 02:00:00 GMT2026-09-17T18:53:52.970Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/what-nda-cost-kentucky/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/what-nda-cost-kentucky/A Kentucky mother and daughter signed a $26.48 million land deal, then reversed it after an NDA hid what the buyer really wanted.Sat, 29 Aug 2026 02:00:00 GMT2026-09-17T18:53:52.864Zsocietyhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/stripe-bought-its-own-merchant/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/stripe-bought-its-own-merchant/OpenRouter earns just 5.5% on credit top-ups, and Stripe was already processing those very payments before the acquisition.Sat, 29 Aug 2026 02:00:00 GMT2026-09-17T18:53:53.314Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/ai-memory-tiers-npu-future/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/ai-memory-tiers-npu-future/Nvidia admitted it can no longer absorb rising memory costs, and that says a lot about where AI chip competition is headed.Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T10:17:18.634Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/parameters-outside-the-gpu/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/parameters-outside-the-gpu/Alibaba stores 51 billion N-gram parameters in server RAM, not GPU HBM—raising questions about its release-night numbers.Fri, 28 Aug 2026 02:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T10:20:11.014Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/agents-think-gpu-work-cpu/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/agents-think-gpu-work-cpu/BofA forecasts the server CPU market—long seen as GPU's sidekick—will grow sixfold to $210 billion by 2030.Thu, 27 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T10:17:29.018Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/why-legal-adopted-agents-first/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/why-legal-adopted-agents-first/Legal's Codex usage jumped 108x since February, far outpacing engineering's 5x—and Google's first industry AI targets finance and law.Thu, 27 Aug 2026 03:47:08 GMT2026-09-07T10:18:25.908Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/identity-is-not-substitutability/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/identity-is-not-substitutability/A 1971 philosophy argument shows why being identical doesn't guarantee two names are interchangeable.Thu, 27 Aug 2026 02:00:00 GMT2026-09-17T18:53:52.859Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/link-rot-ai-citation-crisis/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/link-rot-ai-citation-crisis/His own 1998 essay on link rot still loads today, but the URL he praised as a good example vanished within months.Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T10:18:56.295Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/free-helmet-invisible-data-labor/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/free-helmet-invisible-data-labor/JD's free smart helmets for delivery riders hide a built-in camera, and I wonder who profits from that first-person footage.Wed, 26 Aug 2026 02:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T10:19:52.524Zsocietyhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/reports-taught-the-chatbot/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/reports-taught-the-chatbot/ChatGPT now uses em dashes less often than humans do, and The Economist's 1.2M-word comparison reveals four real markers of AI prose.Tue, 25 Aug 2026 02:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T10:19:50.848Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/twitch-shift-consent-mismatch/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/twitch-shift-consent-mismatch/Comparing Twitch's new AI-training toggle with a free-cleaning startup in New York shows who actually gets to consent.Mon, 24 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T10:35:33.557Zsocietyhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/1979-report-predictions/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/1979-report-predictions/I dug up a 47-year-old land-use report—and its warnings about Seoul read like today's headlines.Mon, 24 Aug 2026 02:00:00 GMT2026-09-08T02:36:02.013Zsocietyhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/google-button-without-follower-list/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/google-button-without-follower-list/Google's new preferred-source button could boost publishers, but they can't see who's actually clicking it.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT2026-09-17T18:53:52.831Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/korea-leverage-etf-door-closed/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/korea-leverage-etf-door-closed/Prices surged under new leverage ETF rules, but trading volume cratered—proof that demand, not stability, was curbed.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 02:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T10:25:02.637Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/harvey-picks-chinese-model/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/harvey-picks-chinese-model/Harvey trained its own legal model on Kimi K3 in just two months, and Washington cheered it as an American win.Sat, 22 Aug 2026 14:51:29 GMT2026-09-17T18:53:53.920Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/nobody-uses-ai-agents/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/nobody-uses-ai-agents/Getting AI to produce a result is easy—getting a colleague to keep using your agent or skill takes far more work.Sat, 22 Aug 2026 02:00:00 GMT2026-09-13T03:19:09.490Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/korea-ai-use-double-us/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/korea-ai-use-double-us/Examining what surging adoption means for cognitive outsourcing, separating measured empirical shifts from vague anxieties.Fri, 21 Aug 2026 02:00:00 GMT2026-09-18T10:17:57.518Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/ibm-openai-certified-consultants/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/ibm-openai-certified-consultants/OpenAI is expanding enterprise adoption by certifying IBM consultants and client staff with badges of expertiseThu, 20 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T10:23:54.713Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/costco-millionaire-cashier/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/costco-millionaire-cashier/Meet the $32.90-an-hour Costco cashier who's already a millionaire—and why the company won't let him go.Thu, 20 Aug 2026 02:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T10:24:27.097Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/youth-caregiving-not-resting/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/youth-caregiving-not-resting/Caregiving youth are excluded from 'resting' statistics by definition, hiding how they actually spend their days.Wed, 19 Aug 2026 02:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T10:24:54.727Zsocietyhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/label-died-not-the-trade/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/label-died-not-the-trade/Bloomberg's coverage of the Magnificent Seven has plunged, yet the group still commands about a third of the S&P 500's value.Tue, 18 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T10:26:13.945Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/cash-for-posts-kills-communities/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/cash-for-posts-kills-communities/Across 570,000 users and four market experiments, cash rewards boosted post volume but not quality—cashability decided everything.Tue, 18 Aug 2026 02:00:00 GMT2026-09-17T18:53:53.308Zsocietyhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/smartphone-internet-467-119/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/smartphone-internet-467-119/A two-week phone-internet detox study reveals more in its 25.5% compliance rate than in its headline mental-health results.Mon, 17 Aug 2026 02:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T10:26:07.545Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/my-book-sold-for-656/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/my-book-sold-for-656/When my book sold for AI training at $300–656 a copy, I realized the real shift is in how content gets priced, not what it's worth.Sun, 16 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT2026-09-17T18:53:52.946Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/google-ninety-day-exit-clause/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/google-ninety-day-exit-clause/SpaceX posted 92% revenue growth, but its AI compute lease with Google can be canceled with just 90 days' notice after 2026.Sun, 16 Aug 2026 02:00:00 GMT2026-09-17T18:53:53.927Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/microsoft-fde-6000-employees/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/microsoft-fde-6000-employees/Microsoft's $2.5B unit, AWS's $1B bet, and what they reveal about AI's real deployment problem.Sat, 15 Aug 2026 02:00:00 GMT2026-09-14T00:29:27.839Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/why-midjourney-bought-astrology/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/why-midjourney-bought-astrology/Reading Midjourney's Co–Star acquisition as a bet on user experience design, not astrologyFri, 14 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T10:32:52.514Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/ai-detector-false-positives/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/ai-detector-false-positives/A Stanford study found these tools misclassify non-native essays and even flag the 1776 Declaration of Independence as AI-written.Fri, 14 Aug 2026 02:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T10:40:39.712Zsocietyhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/what-astra-threw-away/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/what-astra-threw-away/OpenAI paired Astra's ten solved problems with a 62-page log of every failed approach.Thu, 13 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T10:34:26.792Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/goal-was-division-not-victory/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/goal-was-division-not-victory/A KAIST-Max Planck study found 23,998 suspicious accounts attacked both Moon Jae-in and Yoon Suk-yeol alike, with a 51% surge around elections.Thu, 13 Aug 2026 05:58:21 GMT2026-09-07T10:34:12.394Zsocietyhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/railway-king-dividend-ledger/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/railway-king-dividend-ledger/In 1848, railways booked renewal costs as capital spending to fake dividends—a trick echoed in today's AI infrastructure accounting.Thu, 13 Aug 2026 02:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T10:34:55.226Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/text-has-no-empty-space/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/text-has-no-empty-space/Anthropic hides its signal in word choice, not whitespace—since text has no invisible margin like images do.Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:55:18 GMT2026-09-07T10:54:02.258Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/github-is-the-new-resume/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/github-is-the-new-resume/Investors increasingly check GitHub activity before diplomas—here's how the yardstick for judging talent is shifting.Wed, 12 Aug 2026 02:00:00 GMT2026-09-17T18:53:52.941Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/why-google-picked-unbuilt-reactor/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/why-google-picked-unbuilt-reactor/Google's bet reveals a widening gap between proven nuclear technology and technology that can actually get built fast.Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT2026-09-17T18:53:52.952Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/tailwind-ai-open-source-collapse/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/tailwind-ai-open-source-collapse/Record downloads couldn't stop Tailwind's revenue from collapsing 80% as its open-source business model broke down.Tue, 11 Aug 2026 02:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T10:34:10.858Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/ykk-asml-machine-moat/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/ykk-asml-machine-moat/ASML sells its machines; YKK never sells the ones that make its zippers.Mon, 10 Aug 2026 02:00:00 GMT2026-09-17T18:53:52.956Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/warsh-third-door-bond-market/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/warsh-third-door-bond-market/There's a third path the Fed chair never announced — and on July 29, bond markets finally priced it in.Sun, 09 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T10:34:29.228Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/meta-incident-response-ai/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/meta-incident-response-ai/Meta's five-year lesson: before AI can take over a job, that job has to become code first.Sun, 09 Aug 2026 02:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T10:34:47.044Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/cloudflare-gave-agents-names/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/cloudflare-gave-agents-names/The wallet feature is still just a promise — for now, all you can actually do is claim a cloudflare.pay address.Sun, 09 Aug 2026 02:00:00 GMT2026-09-17T18:53:52.961Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/sandisk-four-year-nand-contracts/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/sandisk-four-year-nand-contracts/Even as demand explodes, neither company will build new factories—so buyers are locking in four-year deals instead.Sat, 08 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT2026-09-17T18:53:52.886Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/no-solo-unicorn-yet/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/no-solo-unicorn-yet/No one-person unicorn exists yet, but verifiable evidence of solo-founder success is piling up fast.Sat, 08 Aug 2026 02:00:00 GMT2026-09-17T18:53:52.966Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/worlds-most-famous-wrong-number/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/worlds-most-famous-wrong-number/Goldman Sachs recalculates the number, finding it misjudges both global and US AI investment by roughly $200 billion each way.Fri, 07 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT2026-09-17T18:53:52.890Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/hourly-billing-ai-collapse/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/hourly-billing-ai-collapse/The real problem isn't honesty—it's that hourly billing breaks down once time spent stops tracking the value created, in jobs and in software alike.Fri, 07 Aug 2026 02:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T10:38:16.985Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/why-teams-skip-maintenance/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/why-teams-skip-maintenance/Shipping speed keeps climbing while nobody gets credit for the unglamorous work of fixing what's already broken.Thu, 06 Aug 2026 02:00:00 GMT2026-09-17T18:53:52.854Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/open-weights-you-cant-run/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/open-weights-you-cant-run/Kimi K3 tips the scales at over 1.5TB, so even openly released weights demand server-grade memory, not a personal machine.Wed, 05 Aug 2026 02:00:00 GMT2026-09-17T18:53:53.330Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/dead-rabbits-living-invoice/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/dead-rabbits-living-invoice/A Seoul court's per-chapter damages formula shows why 'I did it for free' no longer works as a legal defenseTue, 04 Aug 2026 08:33:21 GMT2026-09-17T18:53:52.842Zsocietyhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/fed-chair-startup-pitch/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/fed-chair-startup-pitch/AI adoption has stalled for over a year with no proven productivity gains across industries, yet Fed Chair Warsh is already citing AI productivity to justify rate cuts.Tue, 04 Aug 2026 02:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T10:46:32.604Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/right-but-still-liquidated/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/right-but-still-liquidated/I trace SK Hynix's brief 30% pre-market plunge and KOSPI's record 17.91% rally to a 30-hour forced unwind of a $45B hedge fund bet.Mon, 03 Aug 2026 02:00:00 GMT2026-09-17T18:53:52.874Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/social-time-collapse/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/social-time-collapse/Fix the denominator and it drops to 21% — the real story is shrinking social time.Sun, 02 Aug 2026 02:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T10:47:34.648Zsocietyhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/luddites-never-hated-the-machine/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/luddites-never-hated-the-machine/Grads booed Schmidt's 'just get on the rocket' line, echoing Luddites who resisted the terms of machines, not the machines themselves.Sat, 01 Aug 2026 02:30:00 GMT2026-09-07T10:47:55.245Zsocietyhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/musk-abundance-crash-day/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/musk-abundance-crash-day/Comparing three AI safety proposals from Musk, Hassabis, and Zuckerberg against their July earnings and market positions.Fri, 31 Jul 2026 09:30:00 GMT2026-09-17T18:53:52.897Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/study-social-medias-harms/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/study-social-medias-harms/Even with a legal right to it, a professor couldn't get TikTok's data—until a massive fine cracked open X's instead.Fri, 31 Jul 2026 02:00:00 GMT2026-09-17T18:53:52.936Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/ai-needs-exams-not-benchmarks/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/ai-needs-exams-not-benchmarks/When six AI systems claimed top marks at the same math olympiad, only two submissions actually went through official grading.Thu, 30 Jul 2026 02:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T10:49:02.569Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/harvard-chatgpt-novel-translation/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/harvard-chatgpt-novel-translation/A Harvard student mistook a 1962 novel for Old English, revealing how reading itself is splitting society in two.Thu, 30 Jul 2026 01:30:00 GMT2026-09-07T10:49:00.558Zsocietyhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/korea-chip-crash-two-fears/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/korea-chip-crash-two-fears/Two distinct fears — falling AI demand and China's chip self-sufficiency — collapsed into one selloff, and they hit different businesses.Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT2026-09-17T18:53:53.952Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/micro-influencer-payslip/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/micro-influencer-payslip/A closer look at the payout breakdown behind one micro-influencer's six-figure income.Wed, 29 Jul 2026 02:00:00 GMT2026-09-17T18:53:52.932Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/verifier-bottleneck-half-right/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/verifier-bottleneck-half-right/Prompt, context, loop engineering—the labels keep changing, but the real question is what verifies AI's results.Tue, 28 Jul 2026 02:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T10:56:25.460Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/consent-without-asking/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/consent-without-asking/AI recording has quietly become the default in meetings, and asking for consent is no longer part of the conversation.Mon, 27 Jul 2026 02:30:00 GMT2026-09-07T10:57:57.883Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/freelancer-ai-wage-squeeze/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/freelancer-ai-wage-squeeze/A Chengdu developer's delivery earnings match his rent to the yuan—a window into freelance wages and Korea's platform labor data.Mon, 27 Jul 2026 02:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T11:06:26.924Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/ten-minutes-to-give-up/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/ten-minutes-to-give-up/MIT, Wharton, and Carnegie Mellon studies suggest AI use may weaken persistence and critical thinking, with limited samples and timeframes.Sun, 26 Jul 2026 02:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T11:03:56.711Zsocietyhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/paper-wealth-illusion-sanfran-barter/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/paper-wealth-illusion-sanfran-barter/MGI's global balance sheet update shows most of this year's wealth gain was paper markups, not new factories or homes.Sat, 25 Jul 2026 02:30:00 GMT2026-09-07T11:05:54.603Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/homo-brainless-replicability/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/homo-brainless-replicability/AI models can be copied and run anywhere, but that convenience is quietly training us to skip the step of checking the results.Sat, 25 Jul 2026 02:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T11:04:19.437Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/claude-knew-it-was-test/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/claude-knew-it-was-test/Anthropic's interpretability research suggests Claude's restraint stemmed partly from recognizing it was being evaluated.Fri, 24 Jul 2026 02:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T12:32:26.422Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/deepseek-restraint-as-negotiation-power/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/deepseek-restraint-as-negotiation-power/Liang Wenfeng answered 118 questions in four hours, insisting he wanted no more—yet control defined every deal term.Thu, 23 Jul 2026 14:25:41 GMT2026-09-17T18:53:53.978Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/stakeholder-map-chips-and-models/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/stakeholder-map-chips-and-models/The same day Bessent threatened sanctions, Nvidia's Huang praised China's open models—read why their stakes differ.Thu, 23 Jul 2026 04:43:20 GMT2026-09-17T18:53:53.961Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/china-ai-controls-self-sufficiency/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/china-ai-controls-self-sufficiency/Beijing weighs blocking AI model and chip IP exports as a local firm powers a 1GW data center entirely on domestic chips.Thu, 23 Jul 2026 02:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T12:41:14.744Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/pension-crisis-korea-decade/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/pension-crisis-korea-decade/As populations age, the ratio of contributors to retirees is shifting fast—here's how Europe's and Korea's pension systems differ.Wed, 22 Jul 2026 02:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T12:41:57.515Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/20260721-google-invoice-squeeze/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/20260721-google-invoice-squeeze/The real competition now is which model finishes the same job using fewer tokens, not which one charges less per token.Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:01:37 GMT2026-09-07T12:43:32.442Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/rebuilding-the-apprenticeship/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/rebuilding-the-apprenticeship/As AI absorbs entry-level tasks, the informal apprenticeship that once trained juniors is quietly disappearing.Tue, 21 Jul 2026 02:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T12:46:35.906Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/thinking-muscle-10-minutes/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/thinking-muscle-10-minutes/In one test, a group that got AI help scored 57% on the final unaided problem vs. 73% for those who worked alone throughout.Mon, 20 Jul 2026 02:11:00 GMT2026-09-07T12:46:08.918Zsocietyhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/jevons-paradox-ai-market/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/jevons-paradox-ai-market/A 2002-2007 newspaper stock chart shows how investors can price in a decline long before earnings confirm it.Sun, 19 Jul 2026 09:20:13 GMT2026-09-17T18:53:53.871Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/robot-training-data-ownership/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/robot-training-data-ownership/Workers in a Tamil Nadu factory film their daily chores to generate training data for future robots—but who owns that data?Sun, 19 Jul 2026 02:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T12:50:25.592Zsocietyhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/bci-3800-hours-speech/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/bci-3800-hours-speech/A brain implant let an ALS patient speak nearly 2 million words at home over two years, without researchers present.Sat, 18 Jul 2026 02:11:00 GMT2026-09-17T18:53:52.924Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/eu-3-euro-parcel-fee/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/eu-3-euro-parcel-fee/From shirts to sunglasses, each item category adds €3 — here's how the math works and what it means for Temu and Shein.Fri, 17 Jul 2026 02:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T12:55:22.836Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/big-tech-face-cameras/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/big-tech-face-cameras/Reports on OpenAI's new device and Meta's smart glasses raise questions about what always-on companions actually collect.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 11:49:32 GMT2026-09-07T12:49:55.667Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/subscription-dead-outcome-pricing/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/subscription-dead-outcome-pricing/Palantir's blunt claim points to a deeper shift from seat-based subscriptions toward outcome-based software pricing.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 02:11:00 GMT2026-09-07T12:55:38.592Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/sovereign-ai-model-access/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/sovereign-ai-model-access/OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic draw different lines on serving Chinese firms' overseas units with AI.Wed, 15 Jul 2026 02:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T12:57:27.564Zsocietyhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/layoff-common-trait-gallup/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/layoff-common-trait-gallup/A correlation between AI usage and layoffs isn't proof of causation—here's what else to check first.Tue, 14 Jul 2026 02:11:00 GMT2026-09-17T18:53:53.938Zsocietyhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/youth-inactivity-health-gap/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/youth-inactivity-health-gap/Korea's 'rested' status and Britain's NEET measure different age groups and definitions, complicating youth comparisons.Mon, 13 Jul 2026 11:58:00 GMT2026-09-07T13:02:02.870Zsocietyhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/empty-office-mental-health-bill/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/empty-office-mental-health-bill/A Science study tracked 588,322 US survey respondents from 2011 to 2024, linking remote work to rising isolation and distress.Sun, 12 Jul 2026 02:00:00 GMT2026-09-08T02:33:58.633Zsocietyhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/geo-agency-logo-theft/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/geo-agency-logo-theft/Before trusting 'guaranteed exposure' pitches, here's how to verify the evidence and contract terms behind them.Fri, 10 Jul 2026 02:00:00 GMT2026-09-17T18:53:52.908Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/power-bottleneck-gpu-era-limits/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/power-bottleneck-gpu-era-limits/Moratorium bills, grid bottlenecks, and community pushback are turning announced data center capacity into a much murkier real-world timeline.Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-08T02:34:16.981Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/prediction-market-fomo-scandal/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/prediction-market-fomo-scandal/WSJ found that Polymarket's promotional clips staged trades that never actually happened on the platform.Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-17T18:53:52.912Zsocietyhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/meta-token-refinery-strategy/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/meta-token-refinery-strategy/Bloomberg reports Meta may rent out surplus AI computing power to outside customers for the first time.Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-17T18:53:53.942Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/china-science-blind-spot/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/china-science-blind-spot/Research output and international citation are not the same measure, and the gap reveals what citation data can and cannot show.Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T13:11:56.202Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/china-japan-korea-800t/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/china-japan-korea-800t/Comparing DeepSeek and Sakana's approaches, Korea's chip and data center investments still need real operational capability.Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-17T18:53:52.917Zsocietyhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/selling-fear-to-jobseekers/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/selling-fear-to-jobseekers/A study of 4.2 million job applications was about a game-based hiring tool—not resume-screening AI in general.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T13:14:18.489Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/talking-plant-ai/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/talking-plant-ai/PlantTalk turns a plant's sensor readings into spoken commentary, raising questions about why we bond with talking objects.Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T13:16:01.836Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/data-leak-life-or-death/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/data-leak-life-or-death/A hacked Gaza aid registration app exposed residents' data, raising the question of how much information relief actually requires.Sun, 28 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T13:17:34.031Zsocietyhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/amazon-30k-layoff-hiring/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/amazon-30k-layoff-hiring/Layoffs and entry-level hiring aren't contradictory at Amazon—an internal AI-usage race exposes what's really being measured.Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-17T18:53:52.902Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/picks-and-shovels-ai/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/picks-and-shovels-ai/Four YC Spring 2026 startups building testing, security, and DevOps tools for AI agents show what enterprises need before deploying them.Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T13:19:54.195Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/earthquake-alert-3-seconds/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/earthquake-alert-3-seconds/Phone sensors detect quakes already underway and alert users seconds before the strong shaking arrives.Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T13:22:17.233Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/empty-strollers-380t/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/empty-strollers-380t/Net childcare cost subtracts subsidies from facility fees, but that's not the whole parenting bill.Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T13:22:13.479Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/salesforce-5t-acquisition/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/salesforce-5t-acquisition/Salesforce agreed to acquire Fin for about $3.6 billion, and I look at what its customer base and rollout playbook add beyond Agentforce.Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T13:34:16.992Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/tokyo-ai-lab-exodus/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/tokyo-ai-lab-exodus/I look at how Sakana AI and Recursive Superintelligence are pursuing self-improving AI, and where Fugu's model-combining approach fits in.Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T13:26:17.589Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/fortune-chatbots-ai-rank/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/fortune-chatbots-ai-rank/South Korea ranks high in AI models and patents per capita, but struggles to retain research talent and scale industrial results.Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T13:29:22.206Zsocietyhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/signups-without-revenue/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/signups-without-revenue/Railway contacted under 1% of 21,000 qualified accounts—here's how it chose whom to reach first.Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T13:30:15.143Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/big4-fake-citations/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/big4-fake-citations/Independent audits found many hallucinated or garbled citations in three Big Four AI reports, raising questions about verification.Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T13:16:09.606Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/apple-pays-google-why/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/apple-pays-google-why/Apple's WWDC 2026 reveal shows how on-device and cloud models split the work, with Google's tech quietly powering part of the stack.Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-17T18:53:53.957Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/strongest-ai-dead-3-days/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/strongest-ai-dead-3-days/A US government directive abruptly cut off access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5, exposing the operational risks of depending on a single AI model.Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T13:28:05.538Zsocietyhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/mosquito-hunting-with-code/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/mosquito-hunting-with-code/Google filed a US permit to release up to 64 million male mosquitoes over two years, using Wolbachia-based sterile insect technology.Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T13:32:30.100Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/paper-to-short-video/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/paper-to-short-video/Short videos force tough choices about what context and caveats survive when research meets a 15-second format.Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T13:38:10.608Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/135-dollar-rocket-bubble/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/135-dollar-rocket-bubble/One company, two valuations — the gap comes down to bets on orbital AI data centers.Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T13:51:36.341Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/fax-office-automation-history/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/fax-office-automation-history/A 1979 BBC segment on office automation offers a way to measure what AI agents actually change inside organizations.Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T13:52:27.819Zsocietyhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/un-population-miss-230k/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/un-population-miss-230k/I unpack a new hypothesis linking smartphones to falling birth rates, and why teen pregnancy data doesn't equal adult fertility trends.Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T13:56:56.193Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/korea-app-regulation-alone/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/korea-app-regulation-alone/From July, about 80 Korean platforms must screen public image uploads for illegal content, sparking cost and efficacy debates.Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T14:05:32.029Zsocietyhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/teen-sns-ban-results/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/teen-sns-ban-results/Australia removed 4.7M accounts, but did teen mental health actually improve?Sun, 07 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T14:07:51.965Zsocietyhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/half-salary-on-tokens/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/half-salary-on-tokens/Uber caps AI coding tool spend at $1,500 per employee monthly, spotlighting how firms must weigh cost against value as usage grows.Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T14:10:46.943Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/ai-ate-content-zero-clicks/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/ai-ate-content-zero-clicks/The UK's CMA now forces Google to let publishers block AI search from using their content—how does that compare to Korea's copyright rules?Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-17T18:53:52.811Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/thiel-nation-scale-experiment/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/thiel-nation-scale-experiment/A look at Thiel's reported stay in Buenos Aires, California's wealth-tax debates, and his interest in the Milei government.Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T14:22:42.727Zsocietyhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/100x-gap-same-company/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/100x-gap-same-company/Samsung's wage deal passed overall, but its two unions split sharply—raising bigger questions about dividing AI-boom profits.Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T14:28:18.605Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/founder-exit-ban-breakup/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/founder-exit-ban-breakup/Four months after the deal was announced, Beijing's regulator stepped in—and the founders still can't leave the country.Sat, 30 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T14:31:49.271Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/jensen-huang-asia-tour/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/jensen-huang-asia-tour/Nvidia's China sales still hinge on approvals from both Washington and Beijing, even after Jensen Huang's high-profile Asia tour.Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T14:38:46.467Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/anthropic-copywriter-hire/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/anthropic-copywriter-hire/Anthropic is offering $255K–$320K for an enterprise copy lead—here's what the job actually asks for.Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T14:43:11.249Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/starbucks-pulls-ai/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/starbucks-pulls-ai/Starbucks pulled its AI inventory tool after nine months, citing recognition errors staff had to fix by hand.Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T14:45:48.150Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/pope-ai-encyclical/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/pope-ai-encyclical/Leo XIV signs his first encyclical on AI and human dignity exactly 135 years after Rerum Novarum addressed workers' rights.Sun, 24 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T14:50:13.848Zsocietyhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/search-food-chain-shift/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/search-food-chain-shift/I looked at Google I/O 2026's search changes and news-site traffic data to see why usage, visits, and conversions need separate tracking.Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T14:53:21.631Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/hotdog-lady-psychologist/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/hotdog-lady-psychologist/A psychologist's daily wave with a hot dog vendor led to research on how small talk builds belongingWed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T15:02:22.698Zsocietyhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/red-crayfish-search-decline/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/red-crayfish-search-decline/A falling Google Trends chart doesn't prove users left—I checked OpenRouter's data and tried the tool myself to find out.Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T15:07:39.534Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/quadruped-robots-dmz/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/quadruped-robots-dmz/Hyundai Motor Group and Korea's Army are reportedly discussing robots for border-guard and supply work.Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T15:11:34.691Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/hidden-4gb-ai-model/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/hidden-4gb-ai-model/Users discovered a 4GB AI model file in Chrome's data folder—and many say they were never told it was there.Sat, 16 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T15:14:05.979Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/gated-cctv-inequality/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/gated-cctv-inequality/A Toronto neighborhood wants 100 households to pay C$200 a month for AI cameras that track every car on the street.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T15:25:25.430Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/revolutionary-core-satire/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/revolutionary-core-satire/A North Korean university journal cited GPT-4 and REALM papers, prompting a look at what reading public research actually reveals about AI capability.Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T15:28:49.706Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/everyone-codes-now-what/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/everyone-codes-now-what/In 2007, Elgg co-founder Ben Werdmuller unveiled a version with zero built-in features, letting communities choose their own tools.Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T15:31:13.077Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/subsea-cables-to-satellites/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/subsea-cables-to-satellites/Amazon's $11.6 billion satellite acquisition signals a bigger push to own telecom infrastructure alongside subsea cables.Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T15:34:31.637Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/press-release-real-results/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/press-release-real-results/Growth percentages only mean something once you know the baseline number and how it was measured.Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T15:43:21.395Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/agents-end-friction-economy/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/agents-end-friction-economy/The FTC's Amazon Prime case exposed a design built to make canceling harder than signing up—could AI absorb that burden instead?Sun, 03 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T15:46:50.584Zsocietyhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/digital-touch-last-sense/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/digital-touch-last-sense/Smell sensors already exist, but turning their readings into AI training data that works across environments remains an unsolved problem.Sat, 02 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T15:54:53.276Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/musk-court-everyone-does-it/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/musk-court-everyone-does-it/Under oath, Musk said Grok's training partly relied on OpenAI's models, raising questions about what standard should apply.Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T16:03:25.840Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/meta-digital-tax-passthrough/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/meta-digital-tax-passthrough/Meta will add extra fees to ads in six countries — but that cost isn't the same as a price hike for consumers.Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T15:53:58.722Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/ai-gender-pay-gap/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/ai-gender-pay-gap/A San Francisco store run by AI reportedly paid female staff $2 less hourly than a male colleague, raising questions about how such decisions get reviewed.Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T16:05:44.545Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/us-army-esports-recruiting/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/us-army-esports-recruiting/I look at what the FAA's gamer-focused recruiting push reveals about America's air traffic controller shortage.Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T16:09:21.252Zsocietyhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/hancom-github-comeback/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/hancom-github-comeback/Hancom released a PDF extraction tool under Apache 2.0, and developers noticed—here's what the benchmarks and business model reveal.Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T16:14:56.395Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/business-plan-shelf-life/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/business-plan-shelf-life/A six-year-old portfolio bet shows how autonomy tech, customers, and competitors can all shift before a product ships.Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T16:21:46.606Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/agent-negotiation-markets/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/agent-negotiation-markets/In Anthropic's internal test, Opus negotiated better prices than Haiku, yet users rated satisfaction almost the same.Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T16:26:48.774Zsocietyhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/middle-managers-what-vanishes/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/middle-managers-what-vanishes/Both companies are cutting management layers while redistributing reporting, prioritization, and talent development to new roles.Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T16:29:29.412Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/bloomberg-terminal-lock-in/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/bloomberg-terminal-lock-in/A Bloomberg command in an Iranian official's post got me asking why traders still pay for the pricey terminal.Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T16:35:32.801Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/fentanyl-paper-crisis/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/fentanyl-paper-crisis/Synthetic drugs disguised as ordinary paper are poisoning inmates, exposing gaps in prison screening and treatment.Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T16:38:58.447Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/caviar-store-forgot-cheese/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/caviar-store-forgot-cheese/Apple flew hundreds of staff to Cupertino for secret training, but Vision Pro sales still fell short.Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T16:47:50.638Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/maritime-toll-history/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/maritime-toll-history/Reports of Iranian tolls in Hormuz recall Denmark's centuries-old Sound Dues and the legal regimes governing global straits and canals.Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T16:52:25.580Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/what-is-an-ai-harness/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/what-is-an-ai-harness/I wanted to test the '100x productivity' claim, so I looked at how a leaked codebase splits execution logic from reusable skills.Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T16:56:06.956Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/ai-for-250m-merchants/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/ai-for-250m-merchants/Meta is rolling out a company-wide initiative to help small businesses adopt AI using its existing merchant and ad infrastructure.Sun, 19 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T16:58:22.139Zsocietyhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/japan-robot-factories/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/japan-robot-factories/I looked at Japan's labor shortage forecasts and its plan to build an AI robot industry around them.Sun, 19 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T17:04:51.622Zsocietyhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/teens-ai-conversations/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/teens-ai-conversations/A US survey found 64% of teens have used AI chatbots—for homework, play, and emotional comfort—raising new questions about safeguards.Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T17:12:58.279Zsocietyhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/silent-users-talking-ai/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/silent-users-talking-ai/Ofcom's 2026 report shows active posting on social media declining just as AI tool use climbs among UK adults.Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T17:16:25.891Zsocietyhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/chatgpt-advice-court-reversal/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/chatgpt-advice-court-reversal/A Delaware court ruled Krafton's executives violated their contract by firing Subnautica leaders on ChatGPT's advice.Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T17:20:59.059Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/pet-care-leave-policy/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/pet-care-leave-policy/One Italian case got mistaken for law—here's what it actually shows, plus Japan's pet leave policies and Korea's numbers.Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T17:25:51.447Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/selling-time-after-ai/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/selling-time-after-ai/As law firms adopt AI that cuts document-review time, how will they split the savings with clients under hourly billing?Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T17:34:37.183Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/wuxia-cult-middle-east-oil/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/wuxia-cult-middle-east-oil/A wuxia fan's curiosity about the Ming Cult leads to Manichaeism, Persian fire worship, and Iran's oil history.Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T17:41:25.741Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/philosopher-declares-humanities-dead/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/philosopher-declares-humanities-dead/At Davos, Palantir's CEO said AI could hurt humanities majors' job prospects—unless paired with other skills.Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T17:51:09.427Zsocietyhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/alibaba-token-hub/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/alibaba-token-hub/Alibaba's Qwen tech lead resigned days before the company launched a new AI business group, Token Hub.Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T17:44:42.143Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/hybrid-corn-diffusion-theory/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/hybrid-corn-diffusion-theory/Testing AI and embedding it in daily work are different challenges, as corn-seed diffusion research and Moore's chasm theory reveal.Sun, 12 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T17:59:49.351Zsocietyhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/child-safety-law-internet/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/child-safety-law-internet/A tiny systemd change reveals how age-verification laws are quietly reshaping the data structures operating systems keep on us.Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T18:05:28.366Zsocietyhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/us-cyber-strategy-7-pages/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/us-cyber-strategy-7-pages/The White House wants stronger offense and defense alike, but CISA's staff and budget are being cut—so who actually executes the defense?Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T18:09:56.424Zsocietyhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/token-price-changes-everything/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/token-price-changes-everything/Google's Gemma 4 and a fresh GLM-5 benchmark reopen the question of what an agent model should actually cost to run.Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T18:17:06.959Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/mau-mrr-metrics-broken/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/mau-mrr-metrics-broken/Run-rate and cumulative revenue mean different things—AI growth figures need cost and retention context too.Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T18:21:33.791Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/pm-role-boundary-collapse/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/pm-role-boundary-collapse/A $6 million verdict against Meta and Google raises real questions about design liability, but it doesn't rewrite the rules for every platform.Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T18:26:25.237Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/viewing-habits-personality/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/viewing-habits-personality/A study linking 60,000+ personality surveys to book preferences shows both promise and limits for recommendation engines.Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T18:34:22.102Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/compliance-firm-breaks-rules/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/compliance-firm-breaks-rules/Allegations of fabricated audit evidence and unlicensed open-source use have put this compliance automation startup under scrutiny.Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T18:42:50.991Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/valley-taste-talk-hides/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/valley-taste-talk-hides/I compare Paul Graham's and Kyle Chayka's clashing claims about taste to ask what judgment AI-era creators actually need.Sun, 05 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T18:46:57.756Zsocietyhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/what-people-want-from-ai/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/what-people-want-from-ai/Nearly 80,000 Claude users shared what they want from AI—and the same answers revealed both hope and worry.Sat, 04 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T18:53:24.467Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/byd-5-minute-charging/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/byd-5-minute-charging/I compared BYD's new 5-minute EV charging claim with my own waits in a Tesla Model Y and an Ioniq 5.Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T19:00:19.135Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/why-moon-again/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/why-moon-again/Artemis II has launched toward the Moon, kicking off a look at US-China lunar plans and the rules for using its resources.Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T19:08:56.291Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/garage-to-3-8-trillion/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/garage-to-3-8-trillion/I've used Apple products since the iPhone 3GS, and for its 50th anniversary I dug into revenue, active devices, and how ecosystem ties shape customer choice.Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T19:16:06.553Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/economists-ai-speed-quality/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/economists-ai-speed-quality/Economists are using AI to code, clean data, and polish papers—raising real questions about speed versus rigor.Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T19:20:31.299Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/phd-students-ai-era/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/phd-students-ai-era/ICML caught reviewers breaking an agreed LLM ban using hidden prompts embedded in PDFs, raising questions about accountability.Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T19:28:12.834Zsocietyhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/arxiv-independence-35-years/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/arxiv-independence-35-years/As arXiv spins off from Cornell into a nonprofit in 2026, its founders must find new ways to fund unrestricted access to millions of papers.Sun, 29 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T19:36:49.197Zsocietyhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/journalism-by-metrics/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/journalism-by-metrics/The Washington Post now tracks cost per story and reader response scores as management metrics, but what do these numbers leave out?Sat, 28 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T19:43:23.297Zsocietyhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/semiconductor-deep-dive/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/semiconductor-deep-dive/A WSJ reporter toured Apple's US chip facilities, revealing a gap between announced investment and actual production capacity.Sat, 28 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T19:48:41.977Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/tiktok-10b-fee-receipt/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/tiktok-10b-fee-receipt/Reports say TikTok's US investors agreed to pay Washington $10 billion on top of their equity stake—here's what that fee actually buys.Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T19:55:59.407Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/adobe-dark-pattern-settlement/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/adobe-dark-pattern-settlement/The DOJ's Adobe settlement reveals how subscription cancellation friction ties directly to retention metrics.Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T20:04:06.117Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/memory-efficiency-stock-drop/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/memory-efficiency-stock-drop/Google's TurboQuant compresses the KV cache stored in GPU HBM, but that's different from cutting overall memory demand.Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T20:09:30.040Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/ai-tax-how-much/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/ai-tax-how-much/Jack Dorsey's layoffs and Andrew Yang's push to tax AI raise a hard question: who pays when machines do the work?Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T20:15:45.693Zsocietyhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/openai-five-launches-strategy/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/openai-five-launches-strategy/OpenAI is winding down Sora while retooling ChatGPT shopping and courting enterprise clients—here's what that reveals about its priorities.Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T20:23:49.511Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/profit-every-sale-underuse/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/profit-every-sale-underuse/I look at how Perplexity classifies costs, converts free users, and expands features—and why staying power, not just paid conversion, matters most.Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T20:34:38.627Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/china-five-year-structure/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/china-five-year-structure/Beijing's 2026-2030 blueprint ties tech self-reliance and AI adoption to a consumption push, with growth targets set year by year.Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T20:29:48.377Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/sadvertising-mood-targeting/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/sadvertising-mood-targeting/A whistleblower's Senate testimony claims Meta flagged teens' insecure moments for advertisers—so what about adults?Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T20:41:34.252Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/prepaid-cards-for-agents/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/prepaid-cards-for-agents/How much spending power should an AI agent get? Prepaid limits, approvals, and dispute handling are the open questions.Sun, 22 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T20:51:15.406Zsocietyhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/thousand-true-fans-risk/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/thousand-true-fans-risk/Kevin Kelly's famous formula skips the fine print on profit margins, repeat buyers, and new customer flow.Sat, 21 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T20:55:39.481Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/nvidia-gtc-2026-blueprint/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/nvidia-gtc-2026-blueprint/I unpack Nvidia's Groq integration and the token-factory logic behind its infrastructure sales pitch.Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T21:02:06.003Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/ai-models-converging/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/ai-models-converging/Different AI models can converge on strikingly similar ideas—here's what the Artificial Hivemind study found.Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T21:05:15.176Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/email-stamp-spam-fix/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/email-stamp-spam-fix/Adding a tiny fee or computational cost to every message might curb spam—here's what an old proposal gets right, and where it stalls.Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T21:12:55.855Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/brain-cannot-multitask/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/brain-cannot-multitask/A German study trained people on two tasks for up to 12 days and still found interference at the response-selection stage.Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T21:36:11.806Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/software-eats-world-expired/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/software-eats-world-expired/Software may be easy to build with AI, but running it at scale still depends on electricity, copper, and refining capacity.Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T21:24:18.193Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/crayfish-china-it-shakeup/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/crayfish-china-it-shakeup/From install lines to messenger hookups, here's what my Chinese clients are telling me about OpenClaw's sudden rise.Sun, 15 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T21:30:58.008Zsocietyhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/yakult-ladies-safety-net/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/yakult-ladies-safety-net/Japan's Yakult Ladies and Korea's hy delivery workers quietly track elderly customers' well-being during routine drop-offs.Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T21:38:27.118Zsocietyhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/teen-farm-game-beats-fortnite/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/teen-farm-game-beats-fortnite/Fisch and Grow a Garden's success owes as much to Roblox's tools and recommendations as to gameplay itself.Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T21:42:21.173Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/mouth-taping-sleep-truth/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/mouth-taping-sleep-truth/Results vary widely by study population and conditions, so it's hard to call mouth taping a reliable general sleep habit.Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T21:50:14.404Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/unpunished-market-crimes/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/unpunished-market-crimes/OpenAI fired an employee over insider trading in prediction markets, raising questions about what proof such cases actually require.Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T21:46:32.811Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/ai-250b-missing-gdp/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/ai-250b-missing-gdp/Individual speed, organizational throughput, and economy-wide productivity are three different things worth separating.Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T21:57:28.738Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/proven-ways-to-sink-company/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/proven-ways-to-sink-company/Reading the OSS sabotage manual, I revisited the unnecessary meetings and approvals I've seen in consulting.Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T22:06:16.244Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/ai-ethics-redline-war/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/ai-ethics-redline-war/I trace Anthropic's clash with Washington through statements and contracts, separating military AI use from human control.Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T22:08:53.355Zsocietyhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/huxley-technology-law-algorithm/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/huxley-technology-law-algorithm/Huxley's 1961 BBC interview and Island made me question what recommendation algorithms actually optimize for.Sat, 07 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T22:12:09.488Zsocietyhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/ai-agents-trust-gap/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/ai-agents-trust-gap/Anthropic's Claude Code data shows auto-approvals and mid-task interruptions rising together—here's what that actually measures.Sat, 07 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T22:16:47.940Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/ai-jobs-data-says-otherwise/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/ai-jobs-data-says-otherwise/I read Anthropic's March 2026 report and found the 74.5% figure measures something very different from job-loss risk.Sat, 07 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T22:26:09.767Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/hollywood-embracing-ai/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/hollywood-embracing-ai/UMG and Warner struck AI licensing deals with Suno and Udio while Netflix bought Ben Affleck's AI filmmaking startup, InterPositive.Sat, 07 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T22:28:25.344Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/no-strategist-luck-revenue/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/no-strategist-luck-revenue/Reflections from running GTM at Gamma on picking the right customers, pricing, and what turns interest into repeat purchases.Sat, 07 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T22:36:17.143Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/your-customer-is-an-agent/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/your-customer-is-an-agent/Connecting Claude to Notion made me rethink how discovery, evaluation, and adoption work once AI operates the product.Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T22:44:18.233Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/2026-three-safeguards-off/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/2026-three-safeguards-off/New START's expiry, rare-earth supply chains, and shifts in power and EV industries reveal the real terms of great-power competition.Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T23:29:28.833Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/why-brand-communities-fail/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/why-brand-communities-fail/Startups keep repeating the same community-building mistakes — here's what actually determines whether members stick around.Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T22:48:26.473Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/saas-crash-not-ai/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/saas-crash-not-ai/Software stocks are sinking, but the real story started before AI fears—it's about how SaaS pricing models stopped scaling.Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T22:52:40.701Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/wrong-pundits-sell-membership/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/wrong-pundits-sell-membership/Trading mostly in dollars, I've learned to judge pundits by how they explain a bad call, not just by the ones they got right.Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T22:56:39.434Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/valley-quietly-uses-chinese-ai/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/valley-quietly-uses-chinese-ai/Airbnb's Brian Chesky praised Qwen's speed and cost, and open-weight models are reshaping how developers weigh adoption.Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T23:05:28.691Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/talent-war-money-loses/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/talent-war-money-loses/Korea ranks near the top in R&D spending but 31st in global talent competitiveness, raising questions about what conditions actually draw researchers.Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T23:09:19.046Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/eu-bans-infinite-scroll/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/eu-bans-infinite-scroll/EU's preliminary finding on TikTok tackles addictive design and risk mitigation, seen through a data expert's lens on user control and AI personalization.Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T23:16:15.113Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/agent-payments-korea-locked/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/agent-payments-korea-locked/Coinbase's x402 protocol turns HTTP's 402 status into a machine-readable price tag for autonomous payments.Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T23:11:41.267Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/ai-infra-real-battleground/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/ai-infra-real-battleground/Nvidia, AMD, and Google's latest moves show that chips, power, and data centers all have to scale together.Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T23:24:39.729Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/korea-relocation-dilemma/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/korea-relocation-dilemma/Behind Korea's big hiring numbers, most students I meet still picture a Seoul headquarters, not a regional factory floor.Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T23:36:49.289Zsocietyhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/orwell-language-decay/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/orwell-language-decay/Rereading Orwell, I revisit the AI jargon in my own consulting work and ask whether specific language actually drives execution.Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T23:42:02.570Zsocietyhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/forget-monetization-earn/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/forget-monetization-earn/Lessons from helping foreign firms enter Korea's market: real business design beats side-hustle income claims and lecture counts.Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T23:51:53.729Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/pentagon-pizza-theory-debunk/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/pentagon-pizza-theory-debunk/Before treating pizza-shop foot traffic as a war signal, I checked what the data really tracks and how the comparisons hold up.Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T23:39:09.017Zsocietyhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/brainwave-robot-training/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/brainwave-robot-training/I look at how EEG-based robot training actually works, and why expert consent and compensation must be settled before deployment.Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T23:46:15.006Zai-techhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/invert-your-strategy-doc/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/invert-your-strategy-doc/Using Jason Cohen's inversion test and Roger Martin's five questions, I look at what a strategy document should force you to give up.Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T23:51:14.964Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/rice-farming-personality/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/rice-farming-personality/I trace how studies on Chinese students, cafe patrons, and state farms test whether rice farming really shapes collectivist thinking.Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T23:55:50.536Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/ai-video-cost-collapse/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/ai-video-cost-collapse/Veo 3's price cuts and Seedance 2.0 show that lower generation fees don't erase the planning, editing, and consent work still required.Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-08T00:07:30.836Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/doctor-neighbor-mobility-study/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/doctor-neighbor-mobility-study/Linked 1910 and 1940 US census records suggest neighbors' jobs matter—but the '41% higher' finding needs careful reading.Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-08T00:24:53.736Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/adult-adhd-environment-surge/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/adult-adhd-environment-surge/Korea's adult ADHD treatment numbers jumped 4.85x—but that's not the same as a rise in prevalence.Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-07T23:57:32.150Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/learn-taste-not-skills/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/learn-taste-not-skills/People keep asking me what to do in the AI era, and I keep coming back to judgment, not just tool skills.Mon, 02 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-08T00:28:12.342Zsocietyhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/jevons-paradox-ai-work/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/jevons-paradox-ai-work/AI can save time on one task while quietly adding new work elsewhere—here's what the Jevons paradox and recent studies suggest you track.Mon, 02 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-08T00:35:04.884Zbusinesshttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/phd-without-papers/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/phd-without-papers/China now lets bridge and welding engineers submit their work, not a thesis, for a PhD—here's what that reveals about proving expertise.Mon, 02 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-08T00:36:18.189Zsocietyhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/self-help-to-practice/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/self-help-to-practice/Judging founders and building GTM strategy: same effort, different results—learning a success story isn't the same as living it.Mon, 02 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-08T00:24:03.741Zsocietyhttps://inlevel9.com/en/issues/robot-5-dollar-wage/https://inlevel9.com/en/issues/robot-5-dollar-wage/Robot counts and hourly costs alone don't explain the shift in hiring—Amazon's automation and Digit's warehouse rollout show why.Mon, 02 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-09-08T00:27:05.536Zai-tech